CN104380530A - Electrical connector having poke-in wire contact - Google Patents

Electrical connector having poke-in wire contact Download PDF

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CN104380530A
CN104380530A CN201380030540.8A CN201380030540A CN104380530A CN 104380530 A CN104380530 A CN 104380530A CN 201380030540 A CN201380030540 A CN 201380030540A CN 104380530 A CN104380530 A CN 104380530A
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P.C.布兰德伯格
E.J.霍华德
I.P.摩根
T.L.科克
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • H01R4/4809Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar
    • H01R4/4828Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing
    • H01R4/48365Spring-activating arrangements mounted on or integrally formed with the spring housing with integral release means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02Contact members
    • H01R13/193Means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part, e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50Fixed connections
    • H01R12/51Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/515Terminal blocks providing connections to wires or cables
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/48Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02Contact members
    • H01R13/10Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/112Resilient sockets forked sockets having two legs

Abstract

An electrical connector (10, 110, 210) includes a housing (16, 116, 216) having a receptacle (20, 120, 220) that is configured to receive an electrical wire (12) therein along an insertion axis (24, 124, 224). An electrical contact (18, 118, 218) is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a contact beam (26, 126, 226) that includes a wire interface (48, 148, 248) that is configured to engage the electrical wire. The contact beam is movable between a closed position and an open position. The wire interface is configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position. The wire interface is configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position. The contact beam is configured to be slidably engaged by an actuator (30, 130, 230) along an actuation direction that is non-perpendicular to the insertion axis to move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position.

Description

There is the electric connector of plug-in type wire contact
Technical field
Theme described herein relates generally to the electric connector that one has plug-in type (poke-in) wire contact.
Background technology
Some electric connector terminated wires.These electric connectors comprise used as electric contacts with engagement of wire to set up electrical connection between.The electrical contact of the terminated wires of some electric connectors is plug-in type wire contacts.Plug-in type wire contact is included in the electrical wire interface extended in the jack of electric connector.Electric wire is inserted into or protrudes into jack, so that wire-bonds and being formed with the electrical wire interface of plug-in type wire contact is thus electrically connected.
The problem solved is that plug-in type wire contact does not have defect.Such as, due to electrical wire interface engagement of wire, so may be difficult to when not destroying electric wire and/or plug-in type contact, electric wire be removed from jack.May need to keep in repair it and/or replace to the damage of electric wire and/or plug-in type contact, this can increase the cost of electric connector.
Summary of the invention
Provide solution by a kind of electric connector, this electric connector comprises housing, and this housing has jack, and socket configuration becomes along insertion axis by cable reception wherein.Electrical contact is kept by housing.This electrical contact comprises contact beams, and described contact beams comprises the electrical wire interface being configured to engagement of wire.Contact beams is removable between the closed position and the open position.Electrical wire interface is configured to the engagement of wire when contact beams is in make position.Electrical wire interface is configured to depart from electric wire when contact beams is in the open position, and wherein contact beams is configured to be engaged slidably, so that contact beams is moved to open position from make position along the direction of actuation being not orthogonal to described insertion axis by actuator.
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Embodiments of the invention are illustrated referring now to accompanying drawing, in the drawings:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of electric connector.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of the electrical contact of the electric connector shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is from another perspective view of electrical contact shown in Fig. 2 of the angle viewing being different from Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of the actuator of the electric connector shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is the partial, exploded perspective view of the electric connector shown in Fig. 1, exemplifies the actuator shown in Fig. 4 and is kept movably by the exemplary embodiment of the housing of electric connector.
Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of a part for the electric connector shown in Fig. 1 and 5, is kept movably by housing exemplified with actuator.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the electrical contact shown in Fig. 2 and 3 and the actuator shown in Fig. 4-6, is in unactuated position exemplified with actuator.
Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional view of Fig. 2, the electrical contact shown in 3 and 7 and the actuator shown in Fig. 4-7, is in actuated position exemplified with actuator.
Fig. 9 is the cross-sectional view of Fig. 2, the electrical contact shown in 3 and 7, exemplified with the electric wire being installed to electrical contact.
Figure 10 is the cross-sectional view of the electrical contact shown in Fig. 2,3 and 7-9, and exemplified with the open position of electrical contact, at this open position, electric wire can unload from electrical contact.
Figure 11 is the perspective view of the alternate embodiment of electric connector.Figure 11 is the perspective view of the exemplary alternate embodiment of electric connector.
Figure 12 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of the electrical contact of the electric connector shown in Figure 11.
Figure 13 is the perspective view of the electrical contact shown in Figure 11 and 12 and the actuator shown in Figure 11.
Figure 14 is the perspective view of the exemplary alternate embodiment of electric connector.
Figure 15 is the cross-sectional view of a part for the electric connector shown in Figure 14, exemplifies the exemplary embodiment of the notch of electric connector.
Figure 16 is the cross-sectional view of a part for the electric connector shown in 14 and 15, is illustrated the open position of the exemplary embodiment of the electrical contact of electric connector.
Figure 17 is the perspective view of a part for another exemplary embodiment of the electrical contact that can be used for shown and/or described electric connector herein.
Figure 18 is the perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of the electrical contact that can be used for shown and/or described electric connector herein.
Embodiment
In one embodiment, electric connector comprises housing, and this housing has jack, and electric wire is received in wherein along insertion axis by socket configuration one-tenth.Electrical contact is kept by housing.Electrical contact comprises contact beams, and this contact beams comprises the electrical wire interface being configured to engagement of wire.Contact beams is removable between the closed position and the open position.Electrical wire interface is configured to the engagement of wire when contact beams is in make position.Electrical wire interface is configured to depart from from electric wire when contact beams is at open position.Contact beams is configured to be engaged slidably, so that contact beams is moved to open position from make position along the direction of actuation being not orthogonal to described insertion axis by actuator.
In another embodiment, electric connector comprises housing, and this housing has jack, and socket configuration becomes along insertion axis by cable reception wherein.Electrical contact is kept by housing.This electrical contact comprises contact beams, and described contact beams comprises the electrical wire interface being configured to engagement of wire.Contact beams is removable between the closed position and the open position.Electrical wire interface be configured to contact beams in make position time engagement of wire.Electrical wire interface is configured to depart from electric wire when contact beams is at open position.Electric connector comprises actuator, and this actuator configurations becomes the direction of actuation along being not orthogonal to insertion axis to engage contact beams slidably, so that contact beams is moved to open position from make position.
In another embodiment, electric connector comprises housing, and this housing has jack, and socket configuration becomes along insertion axis by cable reception wherein.Electrical contact is kept by housing.This electrical contact comprises contact beams, and described contact beams comprises the electrical wire interface being configured to engagement of wire.Contact beams is removable between the closed position and the open position.Electrical wire interface be configured to contact beams in make position time engagement of wire.Electrical wire interface is configured to depart from electric wire when contact beams is at open position.Contact beams is configured to be engaged slidably, so that contact beams is moved to open position from make position along being approximately parallel to the direction of actuation inserting axis by actuator.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of electric connector 10.Electric connector 10 is configured to be electrically connected to one or more electric wire 12.Electric wire 12 can or can be combined in cable (not shown) not together.In the exemplary embodiment, electric connector 10 is installed on the substrate 14, for providing the electrical path between electric wire 12 and substrate 14.In other embodiments, electric connector 10 termination other electric wire (not shown) one or more, for being provided in the electrical path between electric wire 12 and other electric wire.Other electric wire can or can be combined in cable (not shown) not together.Substrate 14 can be the substrate of any type, such as but be not limited to circuit board etc.
Electric connector 10 comprises housing 16 and one or more electrical contact 18.Electrical contact 18 is plug-in type contacts.Such as, housing 16 comprises one or more jack 20.Electrical contact 18 is maintained in jack 20.Each jack 20 is configured to receive corresponding electric wire 12.Particularly, jack 20 comprises electric wire 12 and passes therethrough the import 22 be inserted into.In other words, electric wire 12 inserts or protrudes into jack 20 by import 22.Each jack 20 receives corresponding electric wire 12 along insertion axis 24.Once electric wire 12 protrudes into jack 20, then each electric wire 12 engages corresponding electrical contact 18, thus is electrically connected corresponding electrical contact 18, to set up the electrical connection between electric connector 10 and electric wire 12.
As will be described later, electrical contact 18 comprises contact beams 26 (Fig. 2,3,5 and 7-10), and contact beams 26 has electrical wire interface 48 (Fig. 2,3 and 7-10).Contact beams 26 is removable between the open and the closed positions.In make position, electrical wire interface 48 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12.At open position, electrical wire interface 48 is configured to depart from from corresponding electric wire 12.One or more actuator 30 is provided for and makes contact beams 26 move to open position from make position, allows electric wire 12 insert jack 20 or remove from jack 20 thus.As the following more detailed description, the direction of actuation A that actuator 30 is configured to along being not orthogonal to described insertion axis 24 engages contact beams 26 slidably.The actuator 30 that electric connector 10 can comprise any number is for the electrical contact 18 of bonding any number slidably.For clarity sake, an only actuator 30 shown in Figure 1.
Although illustrate four, housing 16 can comprise the jack 20 of arbitrary number, for receiving the electric wire 12 of arbitrary number.Each jack 20 can receive the electric wire 12 of arbitrary number.In the exemplary embodiment, each jack 20 receives single corresponding electric wire 12.For clarity sake, an electric wire 12 is only shown in FIG.Housing 16 can keep the electrical contact 18 of arbitrary number.In the exemplary embodiment, housing 16 keeps four electrical contacts 18.Each jack 20 can keep the electrical contact 18 of arbitrary number.In the exemplary embodiment, each jack 20 keeps single corresponding electrical contact 18.For clarity sake, an only electrical contact 18 shown in Figure 1.Each electrical contact 18 can engage and be electrically connected to the electric wire 12 of arbitrary number thus.In the exemplary embodiment, each electrical contact 18 engages single corresponding electric wire 12.
Fig. 2 and 3 is perspective views of the exemplary embodiment of electrical contact 18.Electrical contact 18 comprises base portion 32 and one or more contact beams 26.Contact beams 26 extends from base portion 32.Each contact beams 26 extends the segment length from end 34 to relative end 36.Contact beams 26 comprises inner side 38, the outside 40 relative with inner side 38 and side 42.Side 42 is crossing at edge 44 place with inner side 38.Edge 44 can be considered to an inner side part of 38 and/or a part for side 42.In other words, inner side 38 and/or side 42 can be believed to comprise edge 44.Side 42 is crossing at edge 46 place with outside 40.The end 36 of each contact beams 26 comprises edge 44 and 46, side 42, a part for inner side 38 for neighboring edge 44 extension and the part in the outside 40 of neighboring edge 46 extension.
Contact beams 26 comprises electrical wire interface 48, and wherein contact beams 26 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12 to be formed in the electrical connection between electrical contact 18 and corresponding electric wire 12 thus.For each contact beams 26, when electrical wire interface 48 engages corresponding electric wire 12, electrical wire interface 48 can or can not be pressed in corresponding electric wire 12.In the exemplary embodiment, the electrical wire interface 48 of each contact beams 26 is limited by edge 44 at least in part.In other words, in the exemplary embodiment, electrical wire interface 48 comprises edge 44.A part for a part for the side 42 of neighboring edge 44 and/or the inner side 38 of neighboring edge 44 also can engage corresponding electric wire 12, and such as contact beams 26 is pressed in the embodiment of corresponding electric wire 12 wherein.In other words in certain embodiments, electrical wire interface 48 comprises a part for a part for the side 42 of neighboring edge 44 and/or the inner side 38 of neighboring edge 44.Except a part for a part for the side 42 of edge 44, neighboring edge 44 and/or the inner side 38 of neighboring edge 44 or alternatively, other position any along contact beams 26 can limit part or the entirety of the electrical wire interface 48 of contact beams 26.
In the exemplary embodiment, electrical contact 18 comprises two contact beams 26a and 26b.But electrical contact 18 can comprise the contact beams 26 of arbitrary number.Such as, in some alternative embodiments, electrical contact 18 comprises single contact beams 26 (such as, contact beams 26a or contact beams 26b).The inner side 38 of contact beams 26a and 26b toward each other.Contact beams 26a and 26b comprises respective electrical wire interface 48a and 48b respect to one another.In the exemplary embodiment, corresponding electric wire 12 be configured to be received in respectively contact beams 26a and 26b electrical wire interface 48a and 48b between and be fixed between the two.Electrical wire interface 48a and/or electrical wire interface 48b is pressed in the embodiment of corresponding electric wire 12 wherein, and corresponding electric wire 12 is compressed between electrical wire interface 48a and 48b of contact beams 26a and 26b respectively.In contact beams 26a and 26b, each all can be described as " first " and/or " second " contact beams in this article.Electrical wire interface 48a and 48b all can be called " first " and/or " second " electrical wire interface in this article.
Each contact beams 26 is removable between open position and one or more make position.Particularly, each contact beams 26a and 26b is removable between open position and one or more make position along corresponding arc B and C.Fig. 8 and 10 shows the open position of contact beams 26a and 26b.At open position, contact beams 26 is configured to depart from from corresponding electric wire 12.Particularly, the electrical wire interface 48 of contact beams 26 is configured to depart from from corresponding electric wire 12 when contact beams 26 is in an open position.In at least one make position, contact beams 26 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12 at electrical wire interface 48 place.
In the exemplary embodiment, each contact beams 26 includes complete make position when there is not corresponding electric wire 12, and partial closed position when contact beams 26 engages with corresponding electric wire 12.Shown in Fig. 2,3 and 7, contact beams 26a and 26b is positioned at complete make position.Fig. 9 shows the partial closed position of contact beams 26a and 26b.Each contact beams 26 can move to partial closed position from complete make position, to adapt to the existence of corresponding electric wire 12.Each contact beams 26 can also move on to open position from partial closed position.In other words, each contact beams 26 can move to open position from complete make position.In some alternative embodiments, one or more contact beams 26 is configured to engage with corresponding electric wire 12 when contact beams 26 is in complete make position.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, in the exemplary embodiment, electrical wire interface 48a and 48b of each contact beams 26a and 26b is not engaged with each other when contact beams 26a and 26b is in complete make position.But alternatively, electrical wire interface 48a and 48b is engaged with each other when contact beams 26a and 26b is in complete make position respectively.
Should be understood that the open position of contact beams 26 depends on the size of corresponding electric wire 12.Such as, the position of opening the contact beams 26 of (wherein contact beams 26 does not engage corresponding electric wire 12) relative to the electric wire 12 of reduced size can be closed (wherein contact beams 26 engages corresponding electric wire 12) for the electric wire 12 of large-size.The open position of contact beams 26 or can not be positioned at the end of the range of movement of contact beams 26.In other words, along with contact beams 26 moves from partial closed position towards open position, contact beams 26 or can not depart from corresponding electric wire 12 when contact beams 26 has reached the end of the moving range of contact beams 26.Such as, the open position of contact beams 26 or can not be positioned at the range of deflection of contact beams 26 and/or the end of elastic range.
Alternatively, one or more contact beams 26 is from complete make position to open position flexibly deflectable spring.In contact beams 26a and 26b, the exemplary embodiment of each is from complete make position to open position flexibly deflectable spring.In other words, contact beams 26a and 26b all flexibly can deflect on corresponding direction D and E along corresponding arc B and C.Thus contact beams 26a and 26b all flexibly can to deflect from partial closed position to open position from complete make position to partial closed position.In some alternative embodiments, contact beams 26a and/or 26b is removable from make position to open position, and flexibly can not deflect from make position to open position.
In the exemplary embodiment, base portion 32 comprises one or more surface mount tails 50, and described surface mount tails 50 is configured to the contact pad 52 (Fig. 1) being surface mounted substrate 14 (Fig. 1), such as, as shown in fig. 1.Outside surface mount tails 50 or alternatively, the base portion 32 of electrical contact 18 and/or one or more other parts can comprise other mounting structure one or more, such as, but not limited to, be configured to be press fit into the press fit tail portion (not shown) in the electric via hole (not shown) of substrate 14, be configured to be received in the hole of substrate 14 (such as, electricity via hole) in welding afterbody (not shown), structure being configured to terminated wires etc.Although be depicted as two, electrical contact 18 can comprise the mounting structure (such as, the surface mount tails 50 of arbitrary number) of arbitrary number.
Electrical contact 18 comprises one or more holding structure, to be remained on by electrical contact 18 in the corresponding jack 20 (Fig. 1) of housing 16 (Fig. 1,5 and 6).In the exemplary embodiment, the end 34 of contact beams 26 comprises the interference protrusion 54 be configured to interference fit engage 16.In the exemplary embodiment, electrical contact 18 comprises the flange 56 extended from base portion 32 in addition.Flange 56 comprises interference protrusion 58, and interference protrusion 58 is configured to interference fit engage 16 to be remained on by electrical contact in corresponding jack 20.Substituting outside projection 54, flange 56 and/or projection 58 or as them, electrical contact 18 can comprise other structures one or more for being remained on by electrical contact 18 in corresponding jack 20, such as, but not limited to snap-fit engagement (snap-fit) structure (not shown), for electrical contact 18 being connect (stake) opening (not shown) etc. to housing 16.In projection 54, flange 56 and projection 58, each all can have other position any along electrical contact 18.Electrical contact 18 can comprise the projection 58 of the projection 54 of arbitrary number, the flange 56 of arbitrary number and arbitrary number.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of actuator 30.As will be described later, actuator 30 is configured to be kept, so that actuator 30 is configured to move relative to housing 16 by housing 16 (Fig. 1,5 and 6) movably.Actuator 30 extends the segment length from end 60 to relative end 62.Actuator 30 comprises base portion 64.In the exemplary embodiment, actuator 30 comprises the wedge-shaped part 66 extended from base portion 64.As will be described later, wedge-shaped part 66 is configured to engage slidably the contact beams 26 (Fig. 2,3,5 and 7-10) of corresponding electrical contact 18 (Fig. 1-3,5 and 7-10), moves to open position and allow corresponding electric wire 12 to be installed to corresponding electrical contact 18 thus to make contact beams 26 from complete make position.Wedge-shaped part 66 is also configured to the contact beams 26 engaging corresponding electrical contact 18 slidably, contact beams 26 is moved to open position from partial closed position and allows corresponding electric wire 12 to remove from corresponding electrical contact 18 or unload thus.Wedge-shaped part 66 is not limited to the position of the length along actuator 30 shown in this article.On the contrary, wedge-shaped part 66 can have other position any of the length along actuator 30, as long as this position allows wedge-shaped part 66 to work as described herein and/or illustratedly.
Actuator 30 comprises the forward stop 68 being positioned at end 62 place.Forward stop 68 comprises stop surface 70, and as will be described later, stop surface 70 is configured to engage 16 with the motion of limiting actuator 30 relative to housing 16.Alternatively, forward stop 68 comprises flexibly deflectable clamping projection 72, and this clamping projection 72 is configured to be received in the recess 74 (Fig. 6) of housing 16 with snap-fit engagement.
At end 60 place, actuator 30 comprises the rear fixing arm 76 extended from base portion 64.Rear fixing arm 76 extends the length from end 78 to relative end 80 (invisible in the diagram).End 78 and 80 comprises fixing groove 82, and fixing groove 82 receives the corresponding extension 84 (Fig. 5) of housing 16.Extension 84 is received in fixing groove 82 actuator 30 is remained on unactuated position, as will be described later.The fixing groove 82 that rear fixing arm 76 can have arbitrary number coordinates for the extension 84 of arbitrary number.
Alternatively, actuator 30 comprises handle 86.Handle 86 can allow personnel to be moved relative to housing 16 by actuator 30, such as, use instrument and/or realized by the hand, finger, thumb, palm etc. of people.Handle 86 is not limited to the position of the length along actuator 30 shown in this article.On the contrary, handle 86 can have other position any of the length along actuator 30, as long as this position allows handle 86 to work as described herein and/or illustratedly.
Fig. 5 is the partial, exploded perspective view of electric connector 10, shows actuator 30 and is kept by housing 16 movably.Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view of a part for electric connector 10, shows actuator 30 and is kept by housing 16 movably.Housing 16 comprises notch 88, and notch 88 extends to a segment length of relative end 92 from end 90.Actuator 30 is remained in notch 88 by housing 16.Particularly, receiving actuator 30 movably in notch 88, so that actuator 30 is configured to move between end 90 and 92 along the length of notch 88.Actuator 30 moves between unactuated position and actuated position along the length of notch 88.Fig. 5 shows actuator 30 and is in unactuated position, and Fig. 6 illustrates that actuator 30 is in actuated position.Alternatively, actuator 30 by such as with spring or other biasing mechanism biases to unactuated position.
Actuator 30 is carry out along direction of actuation A from unactuated position towards the movement of actuated position.As will be described later, actuator 30 along the contact beams 26 (Fig. 6 is not shown) causing actuator 30 to engage electrical contact 18 (Fig. 6 is not shown) slidably of moving of direction of actuation A, and makes contact beams 26 move to open position from complete make position or partial closed position thus.In the exemplary embodiment, direction of actuation A is approximately parallel to and inserts axis 24.But direction of actuation A can be any direction being not orthogonal to described insertion axis 24.Such as, in certain embodiments, direction of actuation A tilts relative to insertion axis 24.
Now only with reference to figure 5, actuator 30 is depicted as and is in unactuated position.The extension 84 of housing 16 is received in the fixing groove 82 of rear fixing arm 76 of actuator 30.Extension 84 is received in fixing groove 82 and actuator 30 is remained on unactuated position.In the exemplary embodiment, extension 84 is received in fixing groove 82 with snap-fit engagement connection.The end 78 and/or 80 of rear fixing arm 76 and/or extension 84 can flexibly can deflect, and connect to allow the snap-fit engagement between groove 82 and extension 84.Depart from fixing groove 82 by applying enough power to actuator 30 fast to make extension 84, actuator 30 can move from unactuated position along direction of actuation A.
Refer again to Fig. 6, actuator 30 is depicted as and is in actuated position.The wall 94 of the end 92 of the restriction notch 88 of stop surface 70 engage 16 of the forward stop 68 of actuator 30.Joint between the wall 94 of stop surface 70 and housing limits actuator moving further along direction of actuation A.The clamping projection 72 of actuator 30 is received in the recess 74 of housing 16, so that actuator 30 is remained on actuated position.Depart from recess 74 by applying enough power to actuator 30 fast to make clamping projection 72, actuator 30 can move along non-direction of actuation F from actuated position.
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of electrical contact 18 and actuator 30, shows actuator 30 and is in unactuated position.Contact beams 26a and 26b is shown in Figure 7 for and is in complete make position.Actuator 30 can move to make contact beams 26a and 26b move to open position from complete make position along direction of actuation A.Along with actuator 30 moves on direction of actuation A, the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 engages the inner side 38 of contact beams 26a and 26b slidably.Wedge-shaped part 66 and the slidably joint between contact beams 26a and 26b make contact beams 26a and 26b move to open position along respective direction D and E from complete make position along corresponding arc B and C.
Fig. 8 is the cross-sectional view of electrical contact 18 and actuator 30, shows actuator 30 and is in actuated position.Contact beams 26a and 26b is shown in Figure 8 in an open position.The wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 or can not engage edge 44 and/or the electrical wire interface 48 of contact beams 26a and/or 26b, so that contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to open position.In the exemplary embodiment, should be obvious by the comparison of Fig. 7 and 8, the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 to engage in contact beams 26a and 26b the edge 44 of each slidably so that contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to open position.But, in some alternative embodiments, wedge-shaped part 66 not trip edge 44 so that contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to open position.In other words, in some alternative embodiments, wedge-shaped part 66 is not advanced enough far away from trip edge 44 at direction of actuation A, but departs from from edge 44 at actuated position.If the comparison by Fig. 7 and 8 is by obvious, in the exemplary embodiment, the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 engages contact beams 26a and 26b slidably at electrical wire interface 48 place, so that contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to open position.But in some alternative embodiments, wedge-shaped part 66 does not engage the electrical wire interface 48 of contact beams 26a and/or 26b slidably so that contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to open position.
Electrical contact 18 comprises in the embodiment of two contact beams 26 wherein, and the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 is received between contact beams 26a and 26b, to be launched by contact beams 26a and 26b.Particularly, when actuator 30 moves along direction of actuation A, wedge-shaped part 66 and the slidably joint between contact beams 26a and 26b are by relative to each other launching contact beams 26a and 26b and make contact beams 26a and 26b move to open position.Should understand, electrical contact 18 comprises in the embodiment of single contact beams 26 wherein, the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 can to engage single contact beams 26 with any one roughly similar mode in contact beams 26a or 26b slidably, so that single contact beams is moved to open position from make position.
Open position shown in Fig. 8, the contact beams 26a of electrical contact 18 and 26b is located so that electric wire 12 (Fig. 1,9-11,13 and 14) can be installed to electrical contact 18.Particularly, corresponding electric wire 12 can insert or protrude into corresponding jack 20 (Fig. 1) along insertion axis 24.Along with electric wire 12 protrudes into jack 20, electric wire 12 is received between electrical wire interface 48a and 48b of contact beams 26a and 26b respectively, and between the base portion 32 of wedge-shaped part 66 and electrical contact 18, such as, as shown in Figure 10.Therefore contact beams 26a and 26b can move to partial closed position from open position, so that electrical wire interface 48a and 48b engagement of wire 12 and the electrical connection of setting up thus between electrical contact 18 and electric wire 12.
Fig. 9 is the cross-sectional view of electrical contact 18, shows the electric wire 12 being installed to electrical contact 18.Contact beams 26a and 26b is shown in Figure 9 for and is in partial closed position.Electrical wire interface 48a and the 48b engagement of wire 12 respectively of contact beams 26a and 26b, to be electrically connected to electric wire 12 by electrical contact 18.Actuator is shown in Figure 9 for and is in unactuated position.
For contact beams 26a and 26b is moved to partial closed position from open position, actuator 30 moves to unactuated position along non-direction of actuation F from actuated position.Contact beams 26a and 26b is in the exemplary embodiment of flexibly deflectable spring wherein, and the motion of actuator 30 from actuated position to unactuated position makes contact beams 26a and 26b spring back to partial closed position along corresponding arc B and C from open position.Contact beams 26a and/or 26b is not in the embodiment of flexibly deflectable spring wherein, contact beams 26a and/or contact beams 26b can be connected to actuator 30, so that actuator 30 makes contact beams 26a and/or 26b move to partial closed position from open position along moving of non-direction of actuation F.
In some alternative embodiments, actuator 30 is not in order to be installed to electrical contact 18 by electric wire 12.Such as, actuator 30 can remain on unactuated position, and electric wire 12 insertion force be applied on contact beams 26a and/or 26b can be enough to make contact beams 26a and/or 26b move enough amounts from complete make position towards open position, so that electric wire 12 can be trapped between electrical wire interface 48a and 48b, and actuator 30 is not moved to actuated position.
For unloading live wire 12 from electrical contact 18, actuator 30 can move to actuated position (see Figure 10) along direction of actuation A from unactuated position (see Fig. 9).With reference now to Figure 10, and described with reference to FIG. 8, when actuator 30 is in actuated position, the wedge-shaped part 66 of actuator 30 engages contact beams 26a and 26b, so that contact beams 26a and 26b is in an open position.At open position, electrical wire interface 48a and 48b of contact beams 26a and 26b departs from from electric wire 12 respectively.
The open position of contact beams 26a and 26b represents the open position of electrical contact 18, and wherein electric wire 12 can unload from electrical contact 18.Particularly, electric wire 12 can be pulled along insertion axis 24 with by electric wire 12 from electrical contact 18 and from the removing of corresponding housing jack 20 (Fig. 1).
Figure 11 is the perspective view of the exemplary alternate embodiment being configured to the electric connector 110 being electrically connected to one or more electric wire 12.Electric connector 110 is exemplified with such embodiment, and wherein the actuator 130 of electric connector 110 is not kept by the housing 116 of electric connector 110, but is separated with housing 116.
Electric connector 110 comprises housing 116 and one or more electrical contact 118.Electrical contact 118 is plug-in type contacts.Housing 116 comprises one or more jack 120, and electrical contact 118 is maintained in this one or more jack 120.Each jack 120 is configured to receive corresponding electric wire 12 along insertion axis 124.Each electrical contact 118 comprises one or more contact beams 126.Each contact beams 126 comprises electrical wire interface 148, and wherein contact beams 126 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12.
Housing 116 comprises notch 188.If see in fig. 11, notch 188 exposes the electrical wire interface 148 of contact beams 126.Notch 188 is configured to receiving actuator 130 movably, so that actuator 130 moves along the length of notch 188 in notch 188.As will be described later, actuator 130 is configured to move in notch 188 along with it and engage contact beams 126 slidably.Housing 116 can comprise the electrical wire interface 148 of notch 188 for the electrical contact 118 of exposure arbitrary number of arbitrary number.Herein for clarity sake, illustrate only a notch 188.
Figure 12 is the perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of electrical contact 118.In the exemplary embodiment, electrical contact 118 comprises two contact beams 126.Contact beams 126 comprises inner side 138 respect to one another.Each contact beams 126 comprises bend, and this bend limits the edge 144 extended along inner side 138.
Contact beams 126 comprises electrical wire interface 148, and wherein contact beams 126 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12, forms the electrical connection between electrical contact 118 and corresponding electric wire 12 thus.In the exemplary embodiment, the electrical wire interface 148 of each contact beams 126 is limited by edge 144 at least in part.In certain embodiments, electrical wire interface 148 comprises the one or more parts contiguous with edge 144 of inner side 138.Outside one or more parts of the neighboring edge 144 of edge 144 and/or inner side 138 or alternatively, other position any along contact beams 126 can limit part or the entirety of the electrical wire interface of contact beams 126.Each contact beams 126 can be called " first " and/or " second " contact beams at this.The electrical wire interface 148 of each contact beams 126 can be described as " first " and/or " second " electrical wire interface at this.
Each contact beams 126 is removable between open position and one or more make position along arc C.In the exemplary embodiment, each contact beams 126 is at open position, partial closed position and completely removable between make position.Figure 11 and 12 shows the complete make position of contact beams 126, and Figure 13 shows the open position of contact beams 126.In the open position, each contact beams 126 is configured to depart from corresponding electric wire 12.Particularly, the electrical wire interface 148 of contact beams 126 is configured to depart from corresponding electric wire 12 when contact beams 126 is in an open position.At partial closed position, the electrical wire interface 148 of each contact beams 126 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12.In the exemplary embodiment, each contact beams 126 comprises complete make position, wherein there is not corresponding electric wire 12.Alternatively, one or more contact beams 126 is springs, and it flexibly can deflect from complete make position to open position.Contact beams 126 is in these embodiments of spring wherein, and contact beams 126 is from complete make position to partial closed position and flexibly can deflect from partial closed position to open position.
Refer again to Figure 11, actuator 130 extends to relative end 162 from end 160.The end 162 of actuator 130 is configured to be received in movably in the notch 188 of housing 116, so that end 162 is configured to move along the length of notch 188 in notch 188.Along with the end 162 of actuator 130 is moved along the length of notch 188, the contact beams 126 that end 162 is configured to engage slidably electrical contact 118 is to make contact beams 126 move to open position from complete make position and to allow corresponding electric wire 12 to be installed to electrical contact 118 thus.In addition, the end 162 of actuator 130 is configured to the contact beams 126 engaging electrical contact 118 slidably in addition, so that contact beams 126 is moved to open position from partial closed position, and allows thus to remove or unload corresponding electric wire 12 from electrical contact 118.
Actuator 130 is along direction of actuation H in order to the movement of mobile contact beam 126 in notch 188.Particularly, actuator 130 causes actuator 130 to engage contact beams 126 slidably along the movement of direction of actuation H in notch 188, and mobile contact beam 126 thus.In the exemplary embodiment, direction of actuation H is approximately parallel to and inserts axis 124.But direction of actuation H can be any direction being not orthogonal to described insertion axis 124.Such as, in certain embodiments, direction of actuation H tilts relative to insertion axis 124.
In the exemplary embodiment, actuator 130 is cards, such as, but not limited to credit card, the ID card, driving license, credit card, gate inhibition's (such as key) card, Gift Card, be specifically designed as actuator 130 card, there is the size similar with any exemplary card described herein and/or illustrative and/or the card of shape, etc.But it is card that actuator 130 is not limited to.On the contrary, actuator 130 can have and allows actuator 130 to engage contact beams 126 slidably and any structure of mobile contact beam 126 thus, such as but be not limited to, folder, bar, wire rod etc.The size of notch 188 and/or shape can be chosen as with the size of actuator 130 and/or shape supporting, and/or vice versa.
Figure 13 is the perspective view of electrical contact 118 and actuator 130.Contact beams 126 is shown in Figure 13 is in an open position.Actuator 130 (Figure 11) can move along direction of actuation H in notch 188, so that contact beams 126 is moved to open position (see Figure 13) from complete make position (see Figure 11 and 12).Along with actuator 130 moves on direction of actuation H, the end 162 of actuator 130 engages the inner side 138 of contact beams 126 slidably.Slidably joint between end 162 and contact beams 126 makes contact beams 126 move to open position from complete make position.
The end 162 of actuator 130 or can not engage the edge 144 of each contact beams 126 and/or electrical wire interface 148 so that contact beams 126 is moved to open position.In the exemplary embodiment, the end 162 of actuator 130 engages edge 144 and the electrical wire interface 148 of each contact beams 126, slidably so that contact beams 126 is moved to open position.
Open position shown in Figure 13, the contact beams 126 of electrical contact 118 is located so that electric wire 12 can be installed to electrical contact 118.Particularly, corresponding electric wire 12 can insert or protrude into corresponding jack 120 (Figure 11) along insertion axis 124 (Figure 11).Along with electric wire 12 protrudes into jack 120, electric wire 112 is received between the electrical wire interface 148 of contact beams 126, and between the end 162 of actuator 130 and the base portion 132 of electrical contact 118.Therefore contact beams 126 can move to partial closed position from open position, so that electrical wire interface 148 engagement of wire 12 and the electrical connection of setting up thus between electrical contact 118 and electric wire 12.For contact beams 126 is moved to partial closed position from open position, actuator 130 or move along non-direction of actuation I or move the edge 144 until jump in end 162 along direction of actuation H further.
In some alternative embodiments, actuator 130 is not in order to be installed to electrical contact 118 by electric wire 12.Such as, electric wire 12 insertion force be applied in contact beams 126 can be enough to contact beams 126 to move enough amounts from complete make position towards open position, so that electric wire 12 can be trapped between electrical wire interface 148, and does not need to use actuator 130.
For unloading live wire 12 from electrical contact 118, actuator 130 can move to the position shown in Figure 13 along direction of actuation H in notch 188, and wherein contact beams 126 is in an open position.In the open position, the electrical wire interface 148 of contact beams 126 departs from electric wire 12.Therefore electric wire 12 can be pulled by along insertion axis 124, to be removed from electrical contact 118 from corresponding housing jack 120 by electric wire 12.
Figure 14 is the perspective view of the exemplary alternate embodiment being configured to the electric connector 210 being electrically connected to one or more electric wire 12.Electric connector 210 illustrates another embodiment of knowing clearly, and wherein the actuator 230 of electric connector 210 is not kept by the housing 216 of electric connector 210, but is separated from housing 216.
Electric connector 210 comprises housing 216 and one or more electrical contact 218.Electrical contact 218 is plug-in type contacts.Housing 216 comprises one or more jack 220, and electrical contact 218 is maintained in described one or more jack 220.Each jack 220 is configured to receive corresponding electric wire 12 along insertion axis 224.Each electrical contact 218 comprises one or more contact beams 226 (Figure 15 and 16).Contact beams 226 comprises electrical wire interface 248 (Figure 15 and 16), and wherein contact beams 226 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12.
Housing 216 comprises notch 288.Notch extends a segment length to end 290.Although invisible in Fig. 4, as appreciable in Figure 15 and 16, the end 290 of notch 288 exposes the electrical wire interface 248 of contact beams 226.Notch 288 be configured to movably receiving actuator 230 so that actuator 230 moves along the length of notch 288 in notch 288.Actuator 230 is configured to move in notch 288 along with actuator 230 and engage contact beams 226 slidably.Alternatively, housing 216 comprises cover 292, covers the end 290 of 292 extend through notches 288.Cover 292 is beneficial to the electrical wire interface 248 of the exposure of covering electrical contact 218 and corresponding electric wire 12 in order to avoid by dirt, dust, moisture, chip and/or other pollutant effects.Housing 216 can comprise the notch 288 of arbitrary number, for exposing the electrical wire interface 248 of the electrical contact 218 of arbitrary number.
Figure 15 is the cross-sectional view of a part for electric connector 210, shows the end 290 of notch 288.In the exemplary embodiment, each electrical contact 218 comprises two contact beams 226.Contact beams 226 comprises inner side 238 respect to one another.Each contact beams 226 comprises the edge 244 extended along inner side 238.As shown in figure 15, the end of notch 288 exposes the electrical wire interface 248 of contact beams 226.
In the exemplary embodiment, the electrical wire interface 248 of each contact beams 226 is limited by edge 244 at least in part.In certain embodiments, electrical wire interface 248 comprises one or more parts of the neighboring edge 244 of inner side 238.Outside one or more parts of the neighboring edge 244 of edge 244 and/or inner side 238 or alternatively, other position any along contact beams 226 can limit part or the entirety of the electrical wire interface 248 of contact beams 226.Each contact beams 226 can be called " first " and/or " second " contact beams at this.The electrical wire interface 248 of each contact beams 226 can be called " first " and/or " second " electrical wire interface at this
Each contact beams 226 is removable between open position and one or more make position along arc J.In the exemplary embodiment, each contact beams 226 is at open position, partial closed position (not shown) and completely removable between make position.Figure 15 shows the complete make position of contact beams 226, and Figure 16 shows the open position of contact beams 226.In the open position, the electrical wire interface 248 of contact beams 226 is configured to depart from corresponding electric wire 12.At partial closed position, the electrical wire interface 248 of each contact beams 226 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12.In the exemplary embodiment, each contact beams 226 comprises complete make position, wherein there is not corresponding electric wire 12.Alternatively, one or more contact beams 226 is springs, and it flexibly can deflect from complete make position to open position.Contact beams 226 is in these embodiments of spring wherein, and contact beams 226 is from complete make position to partial closed position and flexibly can deflect from partial closed position to open position.
Actuator 230 comprises end 262.Actuator 230 is configured to be received in movably in the notch 288 of housing 216, so that end 262 is configured to move along the length of notch 288 in notch 288.Along with the end 262 of actuator 230 is moved along the length of notch 288, end 262 is configured to the contact beams 226 engaging electrical contact 218 slidably, contact beams 226 is moved to open position from complete make position and allows corresponding electric wire 12 to be installed to electrical contact 218 thus.In addition, the end 262 of actuator 230 is also configured to the contact beams 226 engaging electrical contact 218 slidably, contact beams 226 is moved to open position from partial closed position and allows thus to remove or unload corresponding electric wire 12 from electrical contact 218.
Actuator 230 is along direction of actuation J in order to the movement of mobile contact beam 226 in notch 288.Particularly, actuator 230 causes the end 290 of actuator 230 to engage contact beams 226 slidably along the movement of direction of actuation J in notch 288, and mobile contact beam 226 thus.Refer again to Figure 14, in the exemplary embodiment, direction of actuation J tilts relative to insertion axis 224 (Figure 14).But direction of actuation J can be any direction being not orthogonal to described insertion axis 224.Such as, in certain embodiments, direction of actuation J is approximately parallel to and inserts axis 124.
In the exemplary embodiment, actuator 230 is wire rods, such as but be not limited to electric wire, optics wire rod, non-conductive wire rod, non-guide-lighting wire rod, be specifically designed as actuator 230 wire rod, there is the size similar with any exemplary wire described herein and/or illustrative and/or the wire rod of shape, etc.But it is wire rod that actuator 230 is not limited to.On the contrary, actuator 230 can have and allows actuator 230 to engage contact beams 226 (Figure 15 and 16) slidably and any structure of mobile contact beam 226 thus, such as but be not limited to, folder, bar, wire rod etc.The size of actuator 230 and/or shape can be chosen as with the size of notch 288 and/or shape supporting, and/or vice versa.
Refer again to Figure 15, actuator 230 can move along direction of actuation J in notch 288, moves to open position (see Figure 16) to make contact beams 226 from complete make position (see Figure 15).Along with actuator 230 moves along direction of actuation J, the end 262 of actuator 230 engages the inner side 238 of contact beams 226 slidably.Slidably joint between end 262 and contact beams 226 makes contact beams 226 move to open position from complete make position.
Figure 16 is the cross-sectional view of a part for electric connector 210, illustrates that actuator 230 engages contact beams 226 and contact beams 226 is in the open position.The end of actuator 230 or can not engage edge 244 and/or the electrical wire interface 248 of each contact beams 226, moves to open position to make contact beams 226.In the exemplary embodiment, the end 262 of actuator 230 engages edge 244 and the electrical wire interface 248 of each contact beams 226, slidably so that contact beams 226 is moved to open position.
Open position shown in Figure 16, the contact beams 226 of electrical contact 218 is located so that electric wire 12 can be installed to electrical contact 218.Particularly, corresponding electric wire 12 can insert or protrude into corresponding jack 220 (Figure 14) along insertion axis 224 (Figure 14).Along with electric wire 12 protrudes into jack 220, between the electrical wire interface 248 that electric wire 212 is received in contact beams 226 and between the end 262 of actuator 230 and the base portion (not shown) of electrical contact 218.Therefore contact beams 226 can move to partial closed position from open position, so that electrical wire interface 248 engagement of wire 12 and the electrical connection of setting up thus between electrical contact 218 and electric wire 12.For contact beams 226 is moved to partial closed position from open position, actuator 230 moves along non-direction of actuation K.
In some alternative embodiments, actuator 230 is not in order to be installed to electrical contact 218 by electric wire 12.Such as, electric wire 12 insertion force be applied in contact beams 226 can be enough to contact beams 226 to move enough amounts from complete make position towards open position, so that electric wire 12 can be trapped between electrical wire interface 248, and does not need to use actuator 230.
For unloading live wire 12 from electrical contact 218, the end 262 of actuator 230 can move to the position shown in Figure 16 along direction of actuation J in notch 288, and wherein contact beams 226 is in an open position.In the open position, the electrical wire interface 248 of contact beams 226 departs from electric wire 12.Therefore electric wire 12 can be pulled by along insertion axis 224, to be removed from electrical contact 218 from corresponding housing jack 220 by electric wire 12.
Figure 17 be can with described herein and/or illustrative electric connector (such as, Fig. 1, the electric connector 10 shown in 5 and 6, the electric connector 110 shown in Figure 11, or the electric connector 210 shown in Figure 14-16) perspective view of the part of another exemplary embodiment of electrical contact 318 that uses together.In the exemplary embodiment, electrical contact 318 comprises two contact beams 326.Contact beams 326 comprises inner side 338 respect to one another.Contact beams 326 comprises side 342.Inner side 338 is crossing with side 342 at edge 344 place.
Each contact beams 326 is removable between open position and one or more make position along arc K.Contact beams 326 is shown in Figure 17 for being in complete make position.Contact beams 326 comprises electrical wire interface 348, and wherein contact beams 326 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12 (Fig. 1,11 and 14) to form the electrical connection between electrical contact 318 and corresponding electric wire 12 thus.In the exemplary embodiment, the electrical wire interface 348 of each contact beams 326 is limited by edge 344 at least in part.In certain embodiments, electrical wire interface 348 comprises one or more parts of the neighboring edge 344 of inner side 338.Each contact beams 326 can be described as " first " and/or " second " contact beams at this.The electrical wire interface 348 of each contact beams 126 can be called " first " and/or " second " electrical wire interface at this.
The edge 344 of each contact beams 326 comprises electric wire portion section 344a and actuator portion section 344b.Electric wire portion section 344a is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12, to form the electrical connection between electrical contact 318 and corresponding electric wire 12.The electric wire portion section 344a at edge 344 can limit sharper bight and is beneficial to clamp corresponding electric wire 12 and formed thus and the solid mechanical of corresponding electric wire 12 and electrical connection.
The actuator portion section 344b at the edge 344 of each contact beams 326 is configured to by actuator (such as, actuator 30 shown in Fig. 1 and 4-10, actuator 130 shown in Figure 11 and 13, or the actuator 230 shown in Figure 14-16) engage slidably, so that contact beams 326 is moved to open position from make position.The actuator portion section 344b at edge 344 can limit radial rounding, is beneficial to prevent the actuator portion section 344b at edge 344 clamp actuators when the actuator portion section 344b of actuator trip edge 344 slidably.
Figure 18 be can with described herein and/or illustrative electric connector (such as, Fig. 1, the electric connector 10 shown in 5 and 6, electric connector 110 shown in Figure 11, or the electric connector 210 shown in Figure 14-16) perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of electrical contact 418 that uses together.One or more contact beams 426 that electrical contact 418 comprises base portion 432 and extends from base portion 432.Each contact beams 426 extends the segment length from end 434 to relative end 436.In the exemplary embodiment, electrical contact 418 comprises two contact beams 426.Each contact beams 426 can be called " first " and/or " second " contact beams at this.
Contact beams 426 comprises electrical wire interface 448, and wherein contact beams 426 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12 (Fig. 1,11 and 14), to form the electrical connection between electrical contact 418 and corresponding electric wire 12 thus.Electrical contact 418 comprises one or more line and supports 500.Described line support 500 is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12 and is beneficial to prevent the housing of electric connector (such as, Fig. 1, the housing 16 shown in 5 and 6, housing 116 shown in Figure 11, or the housing 216 shown in Figure 14-16) move apart electrical contact 418 and/or be beneficial to and prevent corresponding electric wire 12 from departing from electrical contact 418.Particularly, when electrical contact 418 is fixed to circuit board (such as, the circuit board 14 shown in Fig. 1), if corresponding electric wire 12 by the direction along arrow L to pull-up, then housing can pull and leave electrical contact 418, so that electrical contact 418 moves apart housing by corresponding electric wire 12.In addition, corresponding electric wire 12 can pull by the power putting on corresponding electric wire 12 leaves electrical contact 418, so that corresponding electric wire 12 departs from electrical contact 418 and is not electrically connected to electrical contact 418 thus.Line supports 500 and is configured to engage corresponding electric wire 12, is beneficial to resist the movement of corresponding electric wire 12 along arrow L direction.Line support 500 is beneficial to thus and prevents housing and/or corresponding electric wire 12 from moving apart respectively and departing from electrical contact 418.
Although be depicted as two, the line that electrical contact 418 can comprise arbitrary number supports 500.In the exemplary embodiment, each line support 500 extends from the end 434 of the contact beams 426 of electrical contact 418.But each line support 500 can have other position any along electrical contact 418.
Described herein and/or illustrative embodiment can provide following plug-in type wire contact, and this plug-in type wire contact has the electrical wire interface that can depart from electric wire.Described herein and/or illustrative embodiment can provide following plug-in type wire contact, and this plug-in type wire contact allows when not destroying electric wire and/or plug-in type wire contact, electric wire repeatedly inserted jack and remove from jack.

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1. electric connector (10,110,210), comprising:
Housing (16,116,216), described housing has jack (21,120,220), and described socket configuration becomes along insertion axis (24,124,224) reception electric wire (12);
The electrical contact (18 kept by described housing, 118, 218), described electrical contact comprises contact beams (26, 126, 226), described contact beams comprises the electrical wire interface (48 being configured to engagement of wire, 148, 248), described contact beams is removable between the closed position and the open position, described electrical wire interface be configured to described contact beams in described make position time engagement of wire, described electrical wire interface is configured to depart from electric wire when described contact beams is at described open position, wherein said contact beams is configured to by actuator (30, 130, 230) engage slidably along the direction of actuation being not orthogonal to described insertion axis, so that described contact beams is moved to described open position from described make position.
2. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described direction of actuation is approximately parallel to described insertion axis (24,124,224).
3. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described contact beams (26,126,226) comprises side (38,138,238), described side comprises described electrical wire interface (48,148,248), the described side surface configurations of described contact beams becomes to engage that described contact beams is moved to described open position from described make position slidably by described actuator (30,130,230).
4. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described housing (16,116,216) comprises notch (88,188,288), be configured in described notch receive described actuator (30,130,230) movably, so that along the length of described notch, described actuator moves that described contact beams (26,126,226) is moved to described open position from described make position.
5. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described contact beams (26,126,226) is configured to be engaged slidably at described electrical wire interface (48,148,248) by described actuator (30,130,230).
6. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described contact beams (26,126,226) comprises edge (44,144,244), described electrical wire interface (48,148,248) comprise described edge, the described edge configuration of described contact beams becomes by described actuator (30,130,230) joint so that described contact beams is moved to described open position from described make position.
7. electric connector according to claim 1 (10,110,210), wherein, described contact beams (26,126,226) is from described make position flexibly deflectable spring.
8. electric connector (10 according to claim 1, 110, 210), wherein, described contact beams (26a, 126a, 226a) be the first contact beams (26a, 126a, 226a), and described electrical wire interface (48, 148, 248) be the first electrical wire interface (48a, 148, 248), described electrical contact (18, 118, 218) the second contact beams (26b is comprised, 126b, 226b), described second contact beams (26b, 126b, 226b) comprise the second electrical wire interface (48b opposed with described first electrical wire interface, 148, 248), described first and second contact beams are configured to described actuator (30, 130, 230) receive between which, described first and second contact beams are launched when described actuator moves in described direction of actuation.
9. electric connector according to claim 1 (10), comprise described actuator (30) further, wherein said actuator is kept movably by described housing (16), makes described actuator configurations become to move that described contact beams (26) is moved to described open position from described make position relative to described housing.
10. electric connector according to claim 1 (10), comprise described actuator (30) further, wherein said actuator comprises wedge-shaped part (66), described wedge-shaped part is configured to engage described contact beams (26) slidably, so that described contact beams is moved to described open position from described make position.
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